enNews & PoliticsSociety & Culture/HistorynonadultThe ProPublica PodcastProPublicajournalism, news, investigative journalism, interview, propublica, media, behind the scenesjournalism, news, investigative journalism, interview, propublica, media, behind the scenesThe podcast that takes you behind the scenes with journalists to hear how they nailed their biggest stories.ProPublicaceleste.lecompte@propublica.orgnoThe Breakthroughhttp://www.propublica.org/podcast
Latest Articles and Investigations from ProPublica, an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.enProPublicaCopyright 2017 Pro Publica Inc.Thu, 14 Dec 2017 02:04:47 +00002017-12-14T02:04:47+00:00en-usCopyright 2017 Pro Publica Inc.The ProPublica PodcastProPublicaThe podcast that takes you behind the scenes with journalists to hear how they nailed their biggest stories.noceleste.lecompte@propublica.orgProPublicaThe Breakthrough: A Reporter Goes to Ground Zero for Today’s American HIV EpidemicProPublicaLinda Villarosa had spent decades covering the spread of AIDS. She thought she was done. Then, she visited Jackson, Mississippi.00:22:49https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-a-reporter-goes-to-ground-zero-for-american-hiv-epidemic#137518
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-a-reporter-goes-to-ground-zero-for-american-hiv-epidemic#137518Linda Villarosa had spent decades covering the spread of AIDS. She thought she was done. Then, she visited Jackson, Mississippi.
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Linda Villarosa had spent decades covering the spread of AIDS. She thought she was done. Then, she visited Jackson, Mississippi.
The Breakthrough: Used as ‘Guinea Pigs’ by the U.S. Military, Then DiscardedProPublicaDuring World War II, the government subjected thousands of troops to mustard gas tests — and kept it a secret. More than 60 years later, an NPR reporter and researcher helped the men get justice.00:30:37https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-used-as-guinea-pigs-by-the-u-s-military-then-discarded#137110
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 13:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-used-as-guinea-pigs-by-the-u-s-military-then-discarded#137110During World War II, the government subjected thousands of troops to mustard gas tests — and kept it a secret. More than 60 years later, an NPR reporter and researcher helped the men get justice.
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During World War II, the government subjected thousands of troops to mustard gas tests — and kept it a secret. More than 60 years later, an NPR reporter and researcher helped the men get justice.
The Breakthrough: How Journalists in the Virgin Islands Covered the Disaster Happening to ThemProPublicaHurricanes Irma and Maria slammed the Virgin Islands within days of each other, leaving almost everyone without power, internet or phones. Still, The Virgin Islands Daily News pressed on.00:17:59https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-how-journalists-in-the-virgin-islands-covered-the-disaster-happening-to-them#136808
Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-how-journalists-in-the-virgin-islands-covered-the-disaster-happening-to-them#136808Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed the Virgin Islands within days of each other, leaving almost everyone without power, internet or phones. Still, The Virgin Islands Daily News pressed on.
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Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed the Virgin Islands within days of each other, leaving almost everyone without power, internet or phones. Still, The Virgin Islands Daily News pressed on.
The Breakthrough: Curiosity Drove Her to Call 1,000 PeopleProPublicaBuzzFeed’s Rosalind Adams set out to learn why America’s largest psychiatric hospital chain was under investigation. Source by source, she built a case that Universal Health Services was locking up people for profit.00:27:44https://www.propublica.org/podcast/breakthrough-curiosity-drove-her-to-call-1000-people#135834
Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/breakthrough-curiosity-drove-her-to-call-1000-people#135834BuzzFeed’s Rosalind Adams set out to learn why America’s largest psychiatric hospital chain was under investigation. Source by source, she built a case that Universal Health Services was locking up people for profit.
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BuzzFeed’s Rosalind Adams set out to learn why America’s largest psychiatric hospital chain was under investigation. Source by source, she built a case that Universal Health Services was locking up …The Breakthrough: How a Reporter Uncovered Widespread Russian Meddling — In the OlympicsProPublicaNew York Times reporter Rebecca Ruiz scored a confession from a Russian doctor at the center of a doping scandal that spoiled the 2014 Winter Games.00:31:11https://www.propublica.org/podcast/breakthrough-reporter-uncovered-widespread-russian-meddling-in-the-olympics#135263
Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/breakthrough-reporter-uncovered-widespread-russian-meddling-in-the-olympics#135263New York Times reporter Rebecca Ruiz scored a confession from a Russian doctor at the center of a doping scandal that spoiled the 2014 Winter Games.
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New York Times reporter Rebecca Ruiz scored a confession from a Russian doctor at the center of a doping scandal that spoiled the 2014 Winter Games.
The Breakthrough: A Reporter Finds a Man Proven Innocent, But Still Guilty in Eyes of the LawProPublicaProPublica’s Megan Rose tells the story of a Las Vegas circus performer, a drifter and an ambitious prosecutor tangled in a case of wrongful conviction.00:27:29https://www.propublica.org/podcast/breakthrough-man-proven-innocent-but-guilty-in-eyes-of-law#134819
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/breakthrough-man-proven-innocent-but-guilty-in-eyes-of-law#134819ProPublica’s Megan Rose tells the story of a Las Vegas circus performer, a drifter and an ambitious prosecutor tangled in a case of wrongful conviction.
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ProPublica’s Megan Rose tells the story of a Las Vegas circus performer, a drifter and an ambitious prosecutor tangled in a case of wrongful conviction.
The Breakthrough: Hopelessness and Exploitation Inside Homes for Mentally IllProPublicaA reporter finds that homes meant to replace New York’s troubled psychiatric hospitals might be just as bad.00:27:50https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-hopelessness-exploitation-homes-for-mentally-ill#134472
Fri, 08 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-hopelessness-exploitation-homes-for-mentally-ill#134472A reporter finds that homes meant to replace New York’s troubled psychiatric hospitals might be just as bad.
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A reporter finds that homes meant to replace New York’s troubled psychiatric hospitals might be just as bad.
The Breakthrough: Behind the Scenes of Hillary Clinton’s Failed Bid for PresidentProPublicaJonathan Allen and Amie Parnes didn’t know their book would be called ‘Shattered,’ or that their extraordinary access would let them chronicle the mounting signs of a doomed campaign.00:18:45https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-hillary-clinton-failed-presidential-bid#133721
Fri, 25 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-hillary-clinton-failed-presidential-bid#133721Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes didn’t know their book would be called ‘Shattered,’ or that their extraordinary access would let them chronicle the mounting signs of a doomed campaign.
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Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes didn’t know their book would be called ‘Shattered,’ or that their extraordinary access would let them chronicle the mounting signs of a doomed campaign.
The Breakthrough: How a Small News Outlet Brought Down the State HeroProPublicaVTDigger’s Anne Galloway was suspicious the moment she heard about a too-good-to-be-true development. She didn’t know how right she was.https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-how-a-small-news-outlet-brought-down-the-state-hero#133361
Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-how-a-small-news-outlet-brought-down-the-state-hero#133361VTDigger’s Anne Galloway was suspicious the moment she heard about a too-good-to-be-true development. She didn’t know how right she was.
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VTDigger’s Anne Galloway was suspicious the moment she heard about a too-good-to-be-true development. She didn’t know how right she was.
The Breakthrough: Reporting on Life and Death in the Delivery RoomProPublicaProPublica reporter Nina Martin and her team used social media and old-fashioned shoe leather to show how the U.S. has the worst maternal death rate in the developed world.https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-reporting-on-life-and-death-in-the-delivery-room#133354
Fri, 28 Jul 2017 12:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-reporting-on-life-and-death-in-the-delivery-room#133354ProPublica reporter Nina Martin and her team used social media and old-fashioned shoe leather to show how the U.S. has the worst maternal death rate in the developed world.
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ProPublica reporter Nina Martin and her team used social media and old-fashioned shoe leather to show how the U.S. has the worst maternal death rate in the developed world.
The Breakthrough: How an ICIJ Reporter Dug Up the World Bank’s Best Kept SecretProPublicaSasha Chavkin chased it down across three continents, and into places he was warned weren't safe.https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-how-an-icij-reporter-dug-up-world-banks-best-kept-secret#133343
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-how-an-icij-reporter-dug-up-world-banks-best-kept-secret#133343Sasha Chavkin chased it down across three continents, and into places he was warned weren't safe.
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Sasha Chavkin chased it down across three continents, and into places he was warned weren't safe.
The Breakthrough: A Reporter Crosses Borders to Uncover Labor AbuseProPublicaProPublica’s Michael Grabell travels from the heart of Ohio to the mountains of Guatemala to track down immigrant workers harmed in American poultry plants.https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-case-farms-labor-abuse-guatemala-michael-grabell#133335
Fri, 30 Jun 2017 12:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-case-farms-labor-abuse-guatemala-michael-grabell#133335ProPublica’s Michael Grabell travels from the heart of Ohio to the mountains of Guatemala to track down immigrant workers harmed in American poultry plants.
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ProPublica’s Michael Grabell travels from the heart of Ohio to the mountains of Guatemala to track down immigrant workers harmed in American poultry plants.
The Breakthrough: Uncovering NYC Cops Making Millions in Suspicious DealsProPublicaOn our first episode of this season’s The Breakthrough, we talk with WNYC’s Robert Lewis tells us how his reporting triggered an internal investigation of suspicious dealings made by active-duty New York police officers.https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-uncovering-nyc-cops-making-millions-in-suspicious-deals#133325
Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-uncovering-nyc-cops-making-millions-in-suspicious-deals#133325On our first episode of this season’s The Breakthrough, we talk with WNYC’s Robert Lewis tells us how his reporting triggered an internal investigation of suspicious dealings made by active-duty New York police officers.
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On our first episode of this season’s The Breakthrough, we talk with WNYC’s Robert Lewis tells us how his reporting triggered an internal investigation of suspicious dealings made by active-duty New…Our Podcast, The Breakthrough, Is BackProPublicaIn January, we launched The Breakthrough, which tells the stories behind investigative reporting. And we’re about to start a new season, on June 16.https://www.propublica.org/podcast/our-podcast-the-breakthrough-is-back#133309
Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/our-podcast-the-breakthrough-is-back#133309In January, we launched The Breakthrough, which tells the stories behind investigative reporting. And we’re about to start a new season, on June 16.
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In January, we launched The Breakthrough, which tells the stories behind investigative reporting. And we’re about to start a new season, on June 16.
We Want Your Thoughts on Our PodcastProPublicaWe recently relaunched our podcast, in which journalists tell us how they nailed their biggest stories. Now we want to hear from you.https://www.propublica.org/podcast/we-want-your-thoughts-on-our-podcast#106727
Sat, 11 Mar 2017 00:54:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/we-want-your-thoughts-on-our-podcast#106727We recently relaunched our podcast, in which journalists tell us how they nailed their biggest stories. Now we want to hear from you.
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We recently relaunched our podcast, in which journalists tell us how they nailed their biggest stories. Now we want to hear from you.
The Breakthrough: How Reporters Really Use Unnamed SourcesProPublica00:16:27https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-how-reporters-really-use-unnamed-sources#66520
Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:00:00 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-how-reporters-really-use-unnamed-sources#665202017-02-24T14:00:00+00:00ProPublicanojournalism, news, investigative journalism, interview, propublica, media, behind the scenesThe Breakthrough: Uncovering the FBI&#8217;s Secret RulesProPublica00:20:28https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-uncovering-the-fbis-secret-rules#66523
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:40:57 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-uncovering-the-fbis-secret-rules#665232017-02-17T17:40:57+00:00ProPublicanojournalism, news, investigative journalism, interview, propublica, media, behind the scenesThe Breakthrough: Reporters Examine Murder Where Cops Struggle to Curb ItProPublica00:20:01https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-reporters-examine-murder-where-cops-struggle-to-curb-it#66526
Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:25:36 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-reporters-examine-murder-where-cops-struggle-to-curb-it#665262017-02-10T17:25:36+00:00ProPublicanojournalism, news, investigative journalism, interview, propublica, media, behind the scenesThe Breakthrough: What American Journalists Can Learn From Reporting Under PutinProPublica00:31:54https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-what-american-journalists-can-learn-reporting-under-putin#66529
Fri, 03 Feb 2017 14:00:40 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-what-american-journalists-can-learn-reporting-under-putin#665292017-02-03T14:00:40+00:00ProPublicanojournalism, news, investigative journalism, interview, propublica, media, behind the scenesThe Breakthrough: Uncovering Danger at the Pharmacy CounterProPublica00:16:38https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-uncovering-danger-at-the-pharmacy-counter#66532
Fri, 27 Jan 2017 17:03:24 +0000https://www.propublica.org/podcast/the-breakthrough-uncovering-danger-at-the-pharmacy-counter#665322017-01-27T17:03:24+00:00ProPublicanojournalism, news, investigative journalism, interview, propublica, media, behind the scenes